Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and tha... — Plato

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and that justice is equality.

Author: Plato

Insight: We're taught that getting wronged is worse than causing it, but Plato flips this: hurting someone actually damages you more than being hurt damages them. It's why bullies often feel emptier than their targets—committing injustice corrupts your own sense of self in ways victimhood never quite does.

Source: Republic, Book IV

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We're taught that getting wronged is worse than causing it, but Plato flips this: hurting someone actually damages you more than being hurt damages them. It's why bullies often feel emptier than their targets—committing injustice corrupts your own sense of self in ways victimhood never quite does.

Plato

Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician, born around 428 BC in Athens, Greece. He is known for founding the Academy in Athens, one of the first institutions of higher learning in the Western world. Plato's philosophical works, including "The Republic" and "The Symposium," continue to be highly influential in Western philosophy.

Then not only custom, but also nature affirms that to do is more disgraceful than to suffer injustice, and tha... — Plato

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